Amodiaquine

Amodiaquine
Amodiaquine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]-2-[(diethylamino)methyl]phenol
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Pharmacokinetic data
Half-life 5.2 ± 1.7 (range 0.4 to 5.5) minutes
Identifiers
CAS number 86-42-0 YesY
ATC code P01BA06
PubChem CID 2165
DrugBank APRD00796
ChemSpider 2080 YesY
UNII 220236ED28 YesY
KEGG D02922 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:2674 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL682 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C20H22ClN3O 
Mol. mass 355.861 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Amodiaquine (trade names Camoquin, Flavoquine) is a 4-aminoquinoline compound related to chloroquine, used as an antimalarial and anti-inflammatory agent.

Amodiaquine has been shown to be more effective than chloroquine in treating CRPF (chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum) malaria infections and may afford more protection than chloroquine when used as weekly prophylaxis. Amodiaquine, like chloroquine, is generally well tolerated. Although licensed, this drug is not marketed in the United States but is widely available in Africa. Its use, therefore, is probably more practicable in long-term visitors and persons who will reside in Africa.[1]

Amodiaquine is a histamine N-methyltransferase inhibitor.

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